Wow. Drama. I think we all knew somthing was going on here behind this split, considering Oda and Takahashi are good friends. I wonder if that is true about the agent being to blame for not skating well at worlds. WE often try to come up with answers to why a skater fell apart here or there... injury, coach problems, inconsistency..I never thought of blaming the agent. It will be interesting to see how Takahashi skates next season and who he hires as coach. Same goes to Mao.

Morosov still does not give any details about just what got his goat with this fellow. The only thing he actually says is that the agent forgot to order Takahashi's new boots on time.

To me, the tone of the article was more about the writer patting himself on the back about how he knew it all along, and wasn't fooled like the gullible Japanese press. More details from Morosov and less self-congratulation from the columnist would have made a more informative story, IMHO.

If I'm not mistaken, Daisuke got a pair of new boots just a week prior to 4CC as well.

Anyways, I'm willing to accept Morozov's version of events under one condition: if Mr. Ihara gets credit for Daisuke's record breaking performance at 4CC from Morozov-san. And when that happens, I will dig into the matter of who's liar and who's not. JMHO.

Doesn't Daisuke have a Japanes coach as well as Morozov? If so, I think Daisuke should have asked for his advice if he is powerless over this decision.

Priscilla Hill brought Johnny to Tarasova. They had a long talk together before that, and when TT went back to Russia, Johnny had another long talk with Priscilla before he went to the other Russian coach. There was no animosity there at all, no Agent interferring. Daisuke has to grow up and take charge of important decisions.

I am sorry to hear that it has ended this way, but thanks for the article link, japanice. I have in the past seen that sometimes agents have a surprising amount of influence over their skater, so perhaps it is just another example of that. I hope things go well with Nobunari Oda and Nikolay Morozov in the coming season.

Doesn't Daisuke have a Japanes coach as well as Morozov? If so, I think Daisuke should have asked for his advice if he is powerless over this decision.

Priscilla Hill brought Johnny to Tarasova. They had a long talk together before that, and when TT went back to Russia, Johnny had another long talk with Priscilla before he went to the other Russian coach. There was no animosity there at all, no Agent interferring. Daisuke has to grow up and take charge of important decisions.

Joe

Yes. Dai has a Japanese coach. When Dai is in Japan, he trains with her.